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Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
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Exterior view of California State Normal School, Grand Avenue and 5th Street, Los Angeles, ca.1900
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Exterior view of California State Normal School, Grand Avenue and 5th Street, Los Angeles, ca.1900
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Description
Photograph of exterior view of California State Normal School, Grand Avenue and 5th Street, Los Angeles, ca.1900. The expansive three-story building can be seen at center. A clock tower can be seen towards the left, while a second tower can be seen at right. Arched windows or openings can be seen throughout the building. Trees are visible in front of the building along the street, while smaller buildings can be seen at right. A sign reading "State Normal School" is visible on the clock tower. The building opened in 1881 and was removed in 1922. It was later the site of the city library.
Asset Metadata
Title
Exterior view of California State Normal School, Grand Avenue and 5th Street, Los Angeles, ca.1900
Subject
California State Normal School
(subject),
Los Angeles -- Schools -- Colleges & Universities -- State Normal School
(file heading),
Schools
(lcsh),
Universities and colleges
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Grand Avenue & 5th Street
(roadway),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1900
Type
images
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 17 x 22 cm., 20 x 25 cm.
(aacr2),
glass plate negatives
(format),
photographic prints
(aat),
photographs
(aat)
Source
California Historical Society
(contributing entity),
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
(collection),
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
(subcollection)
Date Created
1900
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
(photographer)
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Repository Email
specol@lib.usc.edu
Repository Name
USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Location
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Rights
Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.
Copyright
Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.
Access Conditions
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Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m4629
Identifier
124 (
accession number
), CHS-124 (
call number
), CHS-124 (
filename
), chs-m265 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-5000 (
legacy record id
), chs-m4629 (
legacy record id
), USC-1-1-1-4726 (
legacy record id
), 1-18-3 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
5000
Unique identifier
UC127482
Legacy Identifier
CHS-124.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
22.9 in × 17.8 in at 300dpi
58.3 cm × 45.4 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
Description
The nearly 15,000 unique photographs of this collection contain the work of C.C. Pierce which cover the Los Angeles region city, street and architectural views, California Missions, Southwestern Native Americans, and turn-of-century Nevada, Arizona, and California. Pierce, active from 1886 to 1940, was one of the leading photographers of his day and amassed a collection of 15,000 images, including his own and those bought and copied from his contemporaries, George Wharton James and Charles Puck. The James collection contains over 2,000 images of portraits, customs, ceremonies, arts, and games of various groups of Southwestern Native Americans.
Date Created
1860/1960
Linked assets
Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
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